TIL that in the 1983 United Kingdom General Election The Social Democrat-Liberal Alliance received more than 25% of the vote but only 3.5% of the seats in parliament due to the First-Past-The-Post voting system. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/198…
TIL that it is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour in the United Kingdom telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne…
Have either Lord Buckethead or Count Binface become the prime minister of the United Kingdom (with majority support in parliament)
What would the effects off either off these two visionaries becoming the prime minister mean for politics?
Dodds just re-tweeted: This morning I made clear to the European Parliament that constitutional harm to the integrity of the United Kingdom is not a price we are willing to pay for a deal. twitter.com/DianeDoddsMEP…
TDIH: March 24, 1829, The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, allowing Catholics to serve in Parliament. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rom…
Imagine there was a referendum tomorrow with the question "Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?" How would you vote? Remain: 52%, Leave: 48% - Survation 18.05.19 survation.com/daily-mail-…
King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom surrounded by heralds of the College of Arms prior to his only State Opening of Parliament, 3 November 1936 [972x1024]
Acquisition of EU citizenship: in 2017, 825 000 persons acquired a citizenship of a Member State in the EU. The Member States where most people acquired citizenship in 2017 were Italy (18% of all acquired citizenships in the EU), the United Kingdom (15%), Germany and France (14% each)
TIL that Queen Elizabeth of United Kingdom (then princess), joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) as a mechanic and a driver in 1945 and became the first female member of the Royal family to become an active full-time member of the armed services. royal.uk/queen-and-armed-…
Member of Parliament allowances, pensions slashed by 30% for a year, President, PM, governors to take salary cut also for 2 years 10 crore (7900crore) from each MP will go to consolidated fund of India. indiatoday.in/india/story…
Speech by President Juncker at the Plenary Session of the European Parliament on the state of play of negotiations with the United Kingdom europa.eu/rapid/press-rel…
[Stage 2/12][Commons, 2nd reading] To require the holding of a referendum to endorse the United Kingdom and Gibraltar exit package proposed by HM Government for withdrawal from the EU, or to decide to remain a member, following the completion of formal exit negotiations; and for connected purposes. services.parliament.uk/bi…
@NBCNews: As President Trump prepares for a visit to the United Kingdom, he's making some candid comments about the newest member of the British royal family. - @TODAYShow https://t.co/1cEaAPyYfI mobile.twitter.com/NBCNew…
[Stage 2/12][Commons, 2nd reading] To require the holding of a referendum to endorse the United Kingdom and Gibraltar exit package proposed by HM Government for withdrawal from the EU, or to decide to remain a member, following the completion of formal exit negotiations; and for connected purposes. services.parliament.uk/bi…
[Stage 5/12][Lords, 3rd reading] To make provision for leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom to be granted to the family members of refugees and to refugees who are family members of British citizens and settled persons, to provide for legal aid to be made available for refugee family reu.. services.parliament.uk/bi…
MUFC being discussed in the Parliament. Since the Glazers took over Manchester United in 2005, more than 1 Billion Pounds has been taken out of the club, which they are using as a personal cash cow. hansard.parliament.uk/com…
TIL that in the 2011 census, the religion in the United Kingdom with the seventh most members was "Jedi Knights", with 176,632 adherents. In contrast, only 2,418 people professed themselves to be Scientologists. theguardian.com/uk/2012/d…
Bhutan's LGBT community celebrated after the tiny Himalayan kingdom's parliament became the world's latest to decriminalise homosexuality. The lower house overwhelmingly voted late Friday to repeal two sections of the 2004 criminal code which made "unnatural sex" illegal france24.com/en/20190608-…
Members of Japan's parliament try out the latest in foldable emergency helmets
Members of the European Parliament have voted in favour of introducing a single universal charging method for mobile phones, which Apple had argued against. bbc.com/news/technology-5…
British member of parliament Nadine Dorries has tested positive for coronavirus - The Times twitter.com/bnodesk/statu…
"None of you is a traitor... the sole duty of every member of Parliament is to do what he or she thinks is right" Commons Speaker John Bercow defends Parliament, after MP accuses Theresa May of "pitching MPs against the public" over #Brexit twitter.com/bbcpolitics/s…
The United Kingdom enters full lockdown. Gathering of more than 2 banned. Only allowed to go outside one a day for exercise. All shops that sell ‘non-essential’ items shut. Police can use force to disband gatherings. news.sky.com/story/corona…
